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Cardiff road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,123 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1983, and 1,355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (1,193), and casualties fell from 1,459.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 43,003 collisions in Cardiff.

Collisions in 1983
1,123
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,355
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
22
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1983

2% of collisions in Cardiff in 1983 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222%
  • Serious19918%
  • Slight90280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious22817%
  • Slight1,10582%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,123, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025272348
2024240330
2023293362
2022275373
2021265309
2020258301
2019436564
2018366482
2017480619
2016535689
2015622816
2014641851
2013644867
2012618802
20117441,125
20107541,117
20098261,115
20089091,226
20079851,432
20061,0201,390
20051,1181,516
20041,1231,556
20031,1961,634
20021,1881,682
20011,1431,544
20001,1301,575
19991,0921,489
19981,1171,474
19971,1361,476
19961,1191,487
19951,1751,516
19941,3071,714
19931,1451,457
19921,2351,577
19911,1521,503
19901,3241,664
19891,3411,676
19881,3061,574
19871,1301,391
19861,1331,459
19851,1361,382
19841,1561,414
19831,1231,355
19821,1931,459
19811,1561,429
19801,2531,556
19791,1931,457

When and where crashes happen in Cardiff in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (14%)
  • Tuesday146 (13%)
  • Wednesday144 (13%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday213 (19%)
  • Saturday171 (15%)
  • Sunday117 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (8.2%)
  • February82 (7.3%)
  • March100 (8.9%)
  • April100 (8.9%)
  • May86 (7.7%)
  • June83 (7.4%)
  • July102 (9.1%)
  • August97 (8.6%)
  • September85 (7.6%)
  • October121 (11%)
  • November78 (6.9%)
  • December97 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight725 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit366 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds839 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds218 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry709 (63%)
  • Wet or damp406 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph981 (87%)
  • 40 mph73 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph37 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway835 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (18%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (39%)
  • Pedestrian356 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist249 (18%)
  • Cyclist149 (11%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1074 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15120 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20366 (27%)
  • 21 to 25229 (17%)
  • 26 to 35208 (15%)
  • 36 to 4590 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 5581 (6%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.2%)
  • Over 7525 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider700 (52%)
  • Pedestrian356 (26%)
  • Passenger299 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,250 (67%)
  • Motorcycle267 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Cardiff

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cardiff ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 55th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1983

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1983: 86, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4886108526
2ndA4696372111
3rdA470618927
4thA4161515703
5thA4119505928
6thA4055384306
7thA4054262707
8thA4160182413
9thB4487141911
10thM4101603
11thB42626901
12thB42395710
13thB42615601
14thA40691101
15thA4611401
16thA4671100
17thA4731100
18thB42671100
19thM481100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1983

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,003.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1983

CF14 and CF5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1983, with 216 each.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years